Pohnpei attorney on trial for violating FSM weapons laws

The case stems from a shooting incident occurring at the Inada Apartment Building in Net Municipality on Oct 3, 1999.

The case began Tuesday, April 18, and continued on Thursday, where the court heard testimony from police officers about the weapons found in an apartment during the execution of a search warrant and from the Pohnpei Utilities Corporation customer service manager, who testified as to whose name was on the PUC billing of the address where the weapons were found.

According to court records, Sidney Oliver identified Jano as the man who shot him in the leg with a handgun. Acting on that, a search warrant was issued by the Pohnpei State Supreme Court to search Apartment number 3, which was allegedly occupied by Jano.

The search turned up seven .22 caliber bullets, one .357 caliber bullet, and eighteen .38 caliber bullets. It also turned up one .38 caliber handgun, three .22 rifles, and one .410 gauge shotgun. Of the weapons found, the handgun and one .22 caliber rifle had had the serial numbers destroyed, according to the Supreme Court record.